Tie-plate.



J. W. KENDRICK.

TIE PLATE. APPLIUATION FILED MAY 2. 1910.

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' APPLICATION FILED MAY 2, 1910. Lm 351 79. Patented 1311.2, 1912.

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JOHN w. nENzomcK, or c nIonGo, ILLINOIS.

TIE-PLATE.

To @ZZ whom t may concern: A

Be it known that I, JOHN W. KENDnwK,

la citizen of the United states, residing ai 'according to my invention,the parts at- -Chicago, in the-county of Cook and State of Illinois,have inventedcertain new and use- -ful Improvements in'Tie-Plates, ofwhich;

the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide means for fastening'railwaytrack rails to the ties in suchV a-manner that the larger part of thework may be performed in the preparation of thev4 ties and before theties are Shipped to the location where the track is to b e laid.

-In the preliminaryl preparation of the ties tached to the ties areadjusted to the gage -of the track, thus further `decreasing the work tobe performed at the place where the` track is laid. u

Other' and further objects of my inven- .I tion will appear from thevfollowing des'cription and claims, taken` inv connection ywith theaccompanying drawings, in which; i

Figure 1 is a cross sectional view, show- 'ing a rail secured 1nposition by my 11nproved device. Fig. 2A is a plan view of the`structureshown in Fig. 1'. Fig. 3'is a side elevation of a rail, tie,tie plate and fastening device, the tie, tie plate and fasteningl devicebein in section. Fig. 4 is a -perspeci tive view-o a clip used infastening the rail' in position. Fig. 5 is a fragmentary perspectiveview of one end of the tie plate.

vThe tie plate 1,- is provided `with spike jholes 2 to. receive thespikes 3,-!preferably 'screw spikes-whereby thetie plate is held inposition upon the tie 4. Adjacent its ends the material forming the tieplate-1 is de flected upwardly, forming bosses 5.v These bosses take .apyramidal form preferably. 'Injthe preset'instance they are' shown asI"square inhorizontal section and tapered uptherewith. The interiorofthe boss forms a wardly. It is obvious, however,that they may take anynon-circular form,` in order to prevent rotation of the bolts'coperating `scribed,"a tie plate 1 is spiked at each end of-a tie 4,`the tie plate being adjusted to such position ythat when rails 9 areplaced upon them,'as shown-in Fig, the track Specification of LettersIatent.

will have the correct gage.l The bosses 5 at opposite ends of each'tieplate are separated a distance equal to the width of the base of therail 9. Itwill be understood that prior to placing the tie plates 1 uponthe ties, the bolts 6 are inserted in position in their bosses. Afterthe tie .plates lare spiked to the ties, the bolts 6 form a part' of theassembled structure.

The parts may be prepared 'and'assembled as above described prior totheir shipment to the place of track laying, provided such priorprepaatioxrof the`ties is advantageous. The rails' are seclredmtothe tieplates by means of clips l0. One"`\of.\t hese clips is shown inperspective in Fig. 4, and the relation of the clips to the other partsof the 'structure is illustrated inthe other views. The clips areprovided with downwardly deflected ends 11 and 12, whereby whenthe partsare assembled, the lower surface of the Patented Jan. 2,1912.Application ined may 2, 1910. seriaiml 558,815. 1

central upper part of the clip' is spaced from the upper surface oftheboss 5. Each of the clips 10 is provided with a bolt hole 13. Afterthe track rail 9 is -laid in position upon the tie plate 1, the clip 10is placed. in the position shown in Figs-1, 2 .and 3 with its' aperture'13 passing over the'bolt 7.7

Thereupon, the nut 8 .is screwed down upon the top of the clip 10. Thefact invention is based upon onespecic ,-form,

it will be apparent that the invention may be embodied in other specificmechanisms, without departing from 'the principle thereof. Y

' 1. In .a device of the class described, a tie plate, means forsecuring-said tie plate to a .tie, a boss extending upwardly from thebase of said tie plate at each end thereof,

-each of said' bosses being spaced inwardly from theendof said tie plateand having a bolt hole in itsv upper wall, the interiors of said bossesbeing non-circular in form, andv bolts passing through the apertures insaid bosses, said bolts having non-circular heads yengaging non-circularinteriors of said bosses. Y

2., In a device-of theclass described, atie plate, means for securingsaid' tie plate to a tie, and an upwardly vextending pyramidal bossspaced inwardly from the end of said tie plate, the upper wall of saidboss being provided with a-bolt hole, thebolt having a pyramidal head,said bolt passing through sald aperture and having its head' seatedinside of said boss. l

: spaced apart to receive the base 'of a rail be- 'tween'them, and boltssecured to and extending upwardly from each of said bosses.

4. An article of manufacture comprising atie, tie lates securedto theends thereof,

perforate bosses struck up in said tie plates, 1'

and `threaded bolts` having their heads with'- in saidbosses. and'extending lupwardly therefrom through theperforations therein;v

5. ln a device of the class described, atie plate, a perforated bossstruck up therein'. a bolt having its head within the boss andprojecting up through the perforation, and; 25

a member overlying the boss and` resting upon the rail base at one sideand upon the tie plate at the other si'de.

In testimony whereof,"I-have subscribed.' i

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i OHN W. KENDRICK.

Witnesses: f r

HENRY A. PARKs, gv

Enr'rnn M. ANDERSON.

